Limonene is a plant monoterpene which contributes significantly to the scent of most essential oils due its pleasant fragrance. The compound had been reported have anti-cancer properties against several types cancer including colorectal cancer. However, production this in nature limited because it produced as secondary metabolite. To overcome these challenges, Lactococcus lactis was developed h...

The effects of essential oils isolated from Douglas fir needles on sheep and deer rumen microbial activity were tested by use of an anaerobic manometric technique. Rumen microorganisms were obtained from a sheep which had been fed mainly on alfalfa hay and dried range grass. One deer used in this study had access to Douglas fir trees the year around, whereas the other deer had no access to Doug...

Five new monoterpene indole alkaloids, naucleamides A-E (1-5), were isolated from the bark and wood of Nauclea latifolia, and the structures and relative stereochemistry were elucidated from the spectroscopic data. Naucleamide E (5) is a unique monoterpene indole alkaloid possessing a pentacyclic ring system with an amino acetal bridge.

Chromatographic investigation of the methylene chloride/methanol extract of the aerial parts of Artemisia herba-alba afforded a new monoterpene dimer, in addition to a known monoterpene and three known sesquiterpene lactones. The structures of the compounds were determined by comprehensive NMR analyses, including DEPT, COSY, HMQC, HMBC, and HRMS.

The cultivated strawberry ( Fragaria × ananassa ) is an economically important fruit crop that intensively bred for improved sensory qualities. diversity of flavors and aromas in results mainly from the interactions sugars, acids, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are derived diverse biochemical pathways influenced by expression many genes. This study integrates multiomic analyses to identify Q...

Plant terpene synthases constitute a group of evolutionarily related enzymes. Within this group, however, enzymes that employ two different catalytic mechanisms, and their associated unique domains, are known. We investigated the structure of the gene encoding linalool synthase (LIS), an enzyme that uses geranyl pyrophosphate as a substrate and catalyzes the formation of linalool, an acyclic mo...